Request for a public hearing

Hold Hearing on Transitional Housing Siting Notice

Last activity May 7, 2026 (5 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    May 4, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council has introduced an order to hold a hearing examining notice, community engagement, and equity in siting Transitional Housing and related Continuum of Care programs in Boston. The hearing would consider advance notice to neighborhood associations, engagement with residents, and whether siting affects communities of color, including Mass. and Cass area concerns.

Affects Black residents and Brown residents

Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Liz Breadon, Brian Worrell, Julia Mejia, and Miniard Culpepper

Now with the Committee on Housing and Community Development

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Official title

Order for a hearing to examine notice, community engagement, and equity in the siting of transitional housing in the City of Boston.

Timeline

  1. May 6, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    On motion of Councilor Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Mejia and Worrell as original co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Housing and Community Development.